Canada And Space Are A Natural Fit.

I'd Really Love To Go For A Fourth Trip Into Space With Maybe Mr. Duceppe And Mr. Boisclair, And I Am Convinced, I Am Convinced That After Such A Trip, Quebec Sovereignty Will No Longer Be An Issue. Space Travel Affects Us That Much.

In 1983, Nasa Invited Canada To Fly Three Payload Specialists, In Part Because We Had Contributed The Robotic Arm That Is Used On The Shuttle.

Canada And Space Are A Natural Fit.

You're In Orbit Over The Earth. And Suddenly It's Very, Very Quiet. It's Dramatic. You Realize You're Floating In The Straps In Your Chair. And You Take Off Your Seat Belt And Float Over To The Window And Look Out, And You Realize, "i'm Not Looking At A Picture, Here." I Couldn't Process It All. Even If I Forget Everything Else In My Life, That Will Stay With Me, Burned Into My Brain Until The Day I Die.

I Wanted To Further My Education, So I Went On To Get A Ph.d. In Electrical Engineering And Came Back And Served About Ten Years In The Canadian Navy As What We Call A Combat Systems Engineer.